Cement-form.



F. T. LBEDBR.-

CEMENT FORM.

APPLICATION FILED 23.25, 1910'.

Patented Deo. 27, 1910.

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FRANCIS T. LEEDER, OF SIOUX CITY, IOWA, ASSIGNOR TO LEWIS & LEEDER, OFSIOUX CITY, IOWA, A COPARTNERSHIP.

CEMENT-FORM.

Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Patented. Dec. 27, 1910.

Application filed April 25, 1910. Serial No. 557,405.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS T. LEEDER, a citizen of the United States,residing at- Sioux City, in the county of Woodbury andV State of Iowa,have invented new and useful Improvements in Cement Forms, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to cement form holders in which there is a verticaladjustment of the form and attachments to gage the heights of the sidesof the form. Means are provided on the sides of the form in which theholder may freely slide in setting up or removing the form.

The object of the invention is to simplify and facilitate theconstruction of cement curbing and gutter, thereby doing away withclamps and the driving of stakes on the gutter side of the curbing. ThisI accomplish by the construction of a form sup- Y port in the generalshape of an inverted U and made from a T rail, one side being somewhatlonger than the other.

I have illustrated by invention in the accompanying' drawing in' which-Figure l is an end elevation of form and support, showing a section ofthe curb and gutter. Fig. 2 is a plan View of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a righthand side view of Fig. l, or the side looking from the gutter. Fig. l isa left hand side view or view looking from the opposite side from Fig.3, taken on line -y, Fig. l.'

Referring to the illustration, A is the holder made of T rail, the rightor gutter side being about two thirds as long as the other and inclosingthe board forms, E, E and F. The first two are the left boards and astop D is secured t-o the holder A just above the top board E to preventthe holder from dropping lower than convenient for the con struction ofthe gutter. Guides or split straps B and C are secured to the respectiveboards E and E into which the long leg of the holder is inserted andheld in position. The opposite board F is held in place by a gage hook Hpivoted to the sho-rt end of the holder and adapted to swing under theboard. A wedge Gr is secured tothe board F to make the holder moreeasily removed when the hook I-I is swung out from under the board. Eyesor staples M and M are secured to the guides B and C into either ofwhich may be inserted the rod J threaded at the opposite end into aturnbuckle N, into which is also threaded the rod I. The latter isflattened at the opposite end in which is a hole through which is drivena nail T into a stake K driven into the ground. By turning theturnbuckle the boards and holder may be brought to a vertical positionor the form adjusted as desired. The boards E and E both having theguides and the eyes, may be used interchangeably for top or bottomboards. In the stop D are two holes for the purpose of driving nailsinto the board underneath if necessary to hold the same in position. Ois a sheet metal partition for insertion between the sections of curband when removed leaves an expansion joint.

I-Iaving described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is,-

l. In a cement form forcurbs, the combination with boards for inclosingthe cement, of an inverted U-shaped holder one leg of which is longerthan the other, guides secured to the boards on the long side of theholder in which the holder is held in position, a hook pivoted to theshort end of the holder and adapted for adjustment under the board onthe short or gutter side of the holder, and a stop on the long side ofthe holder adapted to rest on the top board inclosing the cement,substantially as described.

2. In a cement form for curbs, the combination with boards inclosing thecement, of an inverted U-shaped holder made of T rail one leg of whichis longer than the other, guides secured tothe boards on the long sideof the holder in which the holder is secured, a hook pivoted to theshort end of the holder and adapted for adjustment under the board onthe gutter side of the form, the board on that side being wedge-shapedor wider at the bottom than at the top to facilitate the release of theholder, a stop on the long side of the holder adapted to rest on the topboard inclosing the cement, and eyes secured to the boards on the longside of the form for the insertion of brace rods, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto aiiixed my signature in thepresence of two

